Last Wednesday, a portion of the fight against wolf hunting in the Northern Rockies was dismissed.

In 2010, federal District Court Judge Donald Molloy ruled wolves were illegally removed from the Endangered Species Act protection in Montana and Idaho.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the ruling and decided environmental groups cannot refer to Molloy’s initial ruling as precedent. So, wolves in Montana and Idaho remain under state management.

Montana hunters have harvested 56 wolves across the state. Region 310 (west of Yellowstone and south of Bozeman) is the WMU with the highest harvest number, 8 wolves.

Wolf Hunting Season Harvest Numbers

WMU

Season

Harvest

Status

100

General

2

OPEN

101

General

3

OPEN

110

General

1

OPEN

121

General

2

OPEN

130

General

6

OPEN

150

General

3

OPEN

200

General

4

OPEN

210

General

3

OPEN

250

General

3

OPEN

280

General

4

OPEN

290

General

3

OPEN

310

General

8

OPEN

316

General

2

OPEN

320

General

1

OPEN

330

General

2

OPEN

390

General

6

OPEN

400

General

3

OPEN

Wolf Harvest Total:

56

To report the harvest of a wolf, please call the Harvest Reporting line at 1-877-FWP-WILD (1-877-397-9453). Obtain current harvest info by calling 1-800-385-7826.